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About Govardhanpur Village

Govardhanpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 496 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.83 hectares hectares.

Govardhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Govardhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 199.83 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 496
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Govardhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Govardhanpur is the 239th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 199.83 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Govardhanpur

Govardhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Govardhanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Govardhanpur from other places

Govardhanpur lies about 47 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Govardhanpur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 19 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 47 km

Villages closest to Govardhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Govardhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Govardhanpur village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 239th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Govardhanpur village has 496 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Govardhanpur has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Govardhanpur covers 199.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Govardhanpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Govardhanpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Govardhanpur.

Govardhanpur is about 47 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Govardhanpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 8.0 km away. Machhlishahr is about 19 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Kashi (under 2 km), Karnauli (under 2 km) and Gaushalapur (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Govardhanpur today is likely to be higher.

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